President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasizes that his meeting with President of the United States of America Joseph Biden took place in a productive and constructive atmosphere, both parties are interested in a fruitful dialogue.
"I don't know if there was “chemistry". But the fact that the meeting lasted two hours instead of an hour shows that the parties are interested in the dialogue and the outcome of this dialogue. I believe that the meeting was held in a normal, productive, not in a constantly sunny atmosphere, but in a male conversation," the Ukrainian Head of State said during a conversation with the media in Washington after the talks with the US President.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that he had heard from Joseph Biden a positive assessment of the reforms being implemented in Ukraine.
"He especially noted the land and judicial reforms. Everyone sees infrastructural changes in Ukraine and some kind of a result. I am pleased that they see positive things at the level of the President of the United States," he said.
The Ukrainian Head of State stressed that Joseph Biden did not say anything negative about him and his team.
According to the President of Ukraine, considerable attention was paid to the issue of our country's membership in NATO during the conversation. The US leader supports Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration, but no specific dates have been set for joining the Alliance.
"I have heard that the President supports Ukraine in obtaining NATO membership, but it is difficult to say what the path will be," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
He noted that security issues in the Black Sea region were raised during the meeting.
"There is a specific issue and specific proposals. We will discuss them with the United States. I think that the US Secretary of Defense will arrive in Ukraine. We will look forward to his visit and the meetings of the working subgroups on this issue," the President stressed.
According to the President, Ukraine has offered the United States a number of initiatives for bilateral cooperation.
"Some of our proposals were new to the United States. They are interested. We have agreed that they will work out the details of these proposals, and there will be an answer," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The President noted that during the meeting with Joseph Biden, special attention was paid to the issue of the temporarily occupied Crimea. According to him, the United States praised the creation of the Crimea Platform.
"This is a very powerful initiative according to the United States. They want to support this initiative. Crimea has been mentioned many times. Regarding the deoccupation of Crimea, with regard to prisoners," the Ukrainian Head of State said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also noted that he proposed to involve the United States of America at the level of the President in the process of peaceful settlement of the conflict in Donbas.
In addition, threats from the Nord Stream 2 project were discussed during the talks. According to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine has received important assurances from Joseph Biden that in the event of threats to Ukraine's energy security from the Russian Federation or other parties to the project, the United States will guarantee sanctions against Nord Stream 2.
"I believe that this is a great victory for us, although it is a complicated issue," the President stressed.
The President of Ukraine expressed hope that Joseph Biden would pay a visit to our country.
